The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-02
SOME FAMOUS KISSING.
An English Artist Gives an Exceedingly
Curious Resume.

/ An English Artist Gives Exceedingly
Curious Resume
The first recorded kiss was the treach-
erous one given by Jacob to his father
| Isaac. when the former WAS masquerade
ing as Esau. II Is the first in Il series
of deceitfpl kisses Equally treaeherous
was the kiss given By .Ioab when about
| to assassinate his brother commander.
of whom he was Jealous. He caught
AmasSa's beard by the right hand 20
Kiss him. and when the other was thus
thrown off his guard Joab stabbed him
| by a left-handed thrust with a short
sword. All through history instances
| OF treacherous kissing occur: but il Is an
unpalaIahle subject, and pass to lighter
| themes.
There is famous kiss in the Beg
gar,s Opera. 1t was given By Macbeth
to Jenny Diver, and the unpleasant ef-
| feet which Is produced on him may be
| judged from the sarcastic remark; 'Onc
may know by your kiss that your gin is
| excellent.
Petruchio gave his bride kiss Of
| enormous caiiore. We are tod that he
kissed her lips with such a elamorous
smack. that at tile parting all the ehUych
| echoed"
The kiss given by the Dutchess Of
Devoashire to butcher. Cor his vote,
| has almost a worldwide reputation.
The butcher was bold and ingencus
| enough TO demand kiss as the price Of
his vote. Ii was gracefully gwen. and
the kjssee became known as the butcher
Steele, who kissed the DutcheSs He
| thus increased his trade and gained his
So, 8, ( -f D 90.
opinion OF the Duchess rs TO the differ
ence in the flavor OF the Dukes Kiss aud
butchers.
1t is related that Voltaire was once
kissed in a theater by the beautiful
Countess de Nillars. the pirtitos in
their enthusiasm for the great writer.
compelled her to give him tue salute
Almost every one has heard oi The
first Kiss given by Dominic Brown 10
his sweetheart Janet, after courtship
of seven years
One evening as they sat together in
! the customary solemn silence Mr..
Brown summoned courage and said;
I'VE have been acquainted now Tor
seven wears, and I've ne'er gotten kiss
yet Dye think might tax van, by
bonnie girl?"
just as You like. John; only be be-
coming wi IT,
Surely. Janet Wen ask blessing.
For what we are abuu. To receive. Lord
make us truly thankful.
The kiss was taken. and the worthy
divine, overpowered by the blissiuI SEN
sation, rapuurouSlv exclaimed. 20.
Janet. it is guide. Wen return thanks.
Six months afterwards they ware
married.
Every Que remembers the famous kiss
imprinted by Mr.. Bumble ON the ''chaste
nose of Mrs. Coney. and sall more
famous kiss applied To the lips of Mary.
the pretty housemaid, by Sam Weller.
The latter event is thus amusinCly de-
scribed in "Pickwick
Get your hat, SAM said AR Pick
wick
''It's below stairs, sir said sam. and
he ran down after it.
Now there was nobody in the kitchen
but the pretty housemaid, and rs Sans
hat was mislaid he had TO look for it.
aud the pretty housemad lighted him.
They had to look all over the place for
the hat. The pretty housemaid. in her
anxiety to find it. went down on her
knees. and turned over all the things
that We're heaped together in a little
corner by the door. Il was an awkward
corner. You couldn't get at it without
shutting the door first.
Here it is. said the pretty house.
mald; ''this is it. ain't it?'
'Let me look, said Sam.
The pretty housemaid had stood the
candle on the floor. As it gave very
dim light Sam was obliged to go down
on his knees before he could see whether
it really was his own hat or not t.
was remarkably small corner, and so
1T was nobody's fault but the mans
who built the house-Sam and the pref
ty housemaid were necessarily very
close together,
YES, this is it. said Sam Good
byr'
"Good-by." said the pretty house
maid.
''Good-by, said Sam; and as he said
it he dropped, the hat that had cost so
much trouble in looking for
How awkward you are, said the
pretty housemaid. You'll lose it again
if you don take care
So just to prevent his losing it again
she put it on for him. Whether it was
that the pretty houscmaid's face looked
prettier still when it was raised toward
Sans. or whether il was The accidental
consequence of their being so near 10
each other is a matter of uncertainty to
this day; but Sam kissed her.
You don't mean TO say you dad that
on purpose?' said the pretty housemaid,
| blushing
mo. / didn't then. said Sam. but
l will now" So he kissed her again.
''Samr' said Mr. Plckwick, calling
over the banisters.
Coming, sir replied Sam. running
upstairs.
How long you have been?" said Mr.
| Pickwick.
There was something behind the
door which prevented our getting IL
open for ever 50 long, sir" replied sam.
And this was the first passage of Mr..
| Weller's first love -Ti1L- Bits.